Should WIAA abide by open records law?
By GREG PECK - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is wrestling legislation that would ban schools from joining it unless it complies with the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law. This is the subject of the Gazette’s editorial Wednesday.
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A fishy idea for filling old factories
By GREG PECK - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
I read an intriguing story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Friday about a company that is raising perch in an old industrial building.
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The blotter
By TED SULLIVAN - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
It's been a while since I posted "The blotter," but here are a few good ones.
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It's just snow folks!
By STEVE KNOX - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
My trash will sit for another week and it's OK to wear jeans to work. Are we awaiting a natural disaster? No, just 5 to 10 inches of snow. Isn't this the frozen tundra? Don't we have a stereotype to live up too? Holy cow, we've gone soft. I distinctly ...
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Is there hope for bipartisanship?
By GREG PECK - Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
The recent meeting between President Obama and Republican members of the House created a glimmer of hope that bipartisanship still might be forged to help this country solve its economic problems. But will it? That is the subject of the Gazette’s editorial Tuesday.
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Attaboy, Steve
By GREG PECK - Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
The New Orlean Saints weren’t the only winners Sunday. In case you missed it, Edgerton native Steve Stricker won the Northern Trust Open near Los Angeles.
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A brilliant marketing idea
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
I was impressed with an ad I saw in yesterday's Gazette.
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Will James Koepp ever confess to the triple homicide?
By TED SULLIVAN - Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
James Koepp could bring more closure to the murder case at his sentencing.
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Which was your favorite Super Bowl commercial?
By GREG PECK - Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
Maybe it was just my mood. Or maybe it was just that this was one of those rare years when the Super Bowl game actually was more entertaining than the commercials. Which commercial was your favorite?
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What about the Payday lending bill?
By STEVE KNOX - Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
The spotlight is shining on the situation surrounding Payday lending in Wisconsin. It's time to take the focus off the drama and shine the spotlight back on the bill. Will this needed Payday lending bill ever return from committee? What is too tough or not tough enough? Sure, this is ...
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Where the Wild Things Are
By DANA PETERSEN MURPHY - Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010
Last Saturday night, wild things took over my living room, dancing the wild rumpus.
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Rubber meets the road - unemployment benefits ending in the area
By STEVE KNOX - Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010
Next week, 8,000 unemployed workers in Wisconsin will lose their unemployment benefits. Close to 100,000 more will lose benefits in April. No one knows how many Janesville and Rock County residents are a part of the 100,000+, but I'll guess the number is significant. Congress extended unemployment benefits, but the ...
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Remembering Tom's Restaurant
By JIM LYKE - Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010
Milton lost a popular restaurateur this week - the proprietor of Tom's, a diner that sat next to Milton Middle School.
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Funding available for specialty crops
By ANN MARIE AMES - Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010
Here's a news release about grant money for specialty crop production.
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A letter to Mom
By BECKY WEBER-JOHNSON - Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010
MY mom has a birthday on Valentines Day, and these are some great things she has taught me.
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Hiring it done
By STEVE KNOX - Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010
I can change the oil, enjoy mowing the lawn and tinker with my bikes. I don't like to venture much further outside that comfort zone. There is a long list of household repairs that I think I'm good at, but I'm really not. Recently, I admitted something that most guys ...
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Is Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan in the wrong?
By GREG PECK - Friday, Feb. 5, 2010
“It’s not been a conflict,” Rep. Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, says of the fact that he has been dating a lobbyist for the payday lending industry. Do you agree? This question will be the subject of the Gazette’s editorial Sunday.
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Dreaming of irises and peonies
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, Feb. 5, 2010
Phew, there’s a lot of stuff going on! Yesterday I received the Rotary Botanical Gardens Newsletter, “Grapevine,” and was overwhelmed by number of educational and volunteer opportunities. This summer will also bring two major gardening organizations to Rotary: The American Iris Society national meeting will be held from May 31 ...
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Who will fill Judy Robson's Senate seat?
By GREG PECK - Friday, Feb. 5, 2010
Judy Robson's surprise announcement that she won't seek re-election for her 15th Senate District seat has created much speculation as to her successor. We'll share thoughts in our editorial Saturday.
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Extra frosting please: First job life lessons
By STEVE KNOX - Friday, Feb. 5, 2010
A Facebook friend recently asked what was your first job and lessons were learned? To pay for my first car I needed a job. While I mowed yards and delivered papers in the neighborhood, Cinnabon maker was my first “real” job. I was one of the original Cinnabon employees and ...
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